Transmeridian Exploration (TMYEQ) 10-Q 2006 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Transmeridian Exploration Incorporated (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Earl W. McNiel, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 9, 2006

By:	/s/ Earl W. McNiel
	Earl W. McNiel
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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